Lost In ReviewsNamed after the 2003 film Lost in Translation, Lost in Reviews set out to embody the philosophy of this film in a website. Discouraged with the lack of passion in modern day criticism, founders Angela Davis and Ryan Davis created the entertainment review site in 2009. The idea being that, this would be the go-to place for people to find that something that was missing in their life through film or music.

Hanni El Khatib will be opening for Florence and the Machine tonight in St. Louis. El Khatib is of Palestinian and Filipino descent. He grew up in San Francisco, and now lives in Los Angeles.

He has released two singles on Innovative Leisure, a subsidiary of Stones Throw Records. His debut album, Will the Guns Come Out, is scheduled to be released in 2011.

El Khatib’s musical style includes elements of garage rock, blues, and doo-wop. He describes his songs as being for anyone who has been shot or hit by a train.

During live performances, El Khatib is accompanied by drummer Nicky Fleming-Yaryan, a friend from high school. They performed at the South by Southwest festival in March 2011, and at Bonnaroo in June 2011.

If you are in the St. Louis area tonight, you should check them out. Here is their MySpace page. And be sure to check out some of their music videos, like “You Rascal You” seen below.

About Angela

Angela is the Editor-in-Chief of Lost in Reviews. She and Ryan created Lost in Reviews together in 2009 out of a mutual hatred for all the stodgy old farts currently writing film reviews. Since launching the site, Angela has enjoyed reviewing indie films over all other films, picking up new music from all corners of the world and photographing live shows. She is the co-host of Blu Monday and a member of the Kansas City Film Critic Circle.